Originally Posted by
csimons
These threads about whether Walmart bikes might be worthwhile in some particular circumstance tend to pop up from time to time, and the response is always the same. Everyone says they aren't worthwhile and so forth.
I'm interested in knowing what, specifically, 'wore out', because these statements in these threads always seem to be vague. I don't understand how a bike can 'wear out', so please enlighten me.
Bottom bracket shell threads wore out on a Target bike in less that 200 miles of riding.
Way beyond capabilities of thread-locker (which increased the life of the bike another two hundred miles). I was almost desperate to use epoxy there (loud bangs while riding and play at the pedal was quite noticeable) , but fortunately for me the bike got stolen
